Telegram-herald., 1887-11-10
VOLUME N.-NUMBER


aai1atss latsr al vas sIil as death, and
S4piaia Black. 4,tFaneilg - the cornef -
Tie Ezbls a. snlch Oglss3y sat. osg2n -
fea.l t.e acdrsss. 4he relafises Of ths e1n-
asaAne1 So - = seId-ciEele - the lslt of tas
speaker. Csgl-s8 Black Ilrsg began oy re4d-
iaE tl's genera Detlusa, ahlcn had neen
sislso - tne asn themselves
olacx tock tsenty ali1utss 70 read tie
peEl419n. al1 Sesu BE eiossi SAID -Ihs
n4s nesn signed o. Michael sehSao, San
1ei f1sllsa al1 a lsslss spies Tue reason
th1E ths accused Parsons. FiscaeEs Elgsl
sD1 Llngg dld a0s append Ihe-r nalaes 70
ln4s paDer va because they eisianed t1at
t1ey Dad Forwarded - your E1ce4iencg al
t0gFapa letters. and Did D3t think Z nsces-
sary 70 sign this" Captain Black presented
al slt1davis from Otis . Favor, = business
naan 0f Chicago. tending 10 show that tie
jury which tried the anarchists lad been
deliberately packed against them o. The
ball7. After rsadlng the pstltlOn and sfh-
d4yig Captain Biacx addressed the Governor.
lie explained that every effort nad beea
made - comply With Ina requirements of
the iA1 governing tae applications Tor the
in1erposiiIOn Of exeeUtiys clemency. and
stated that Judge Gary and States Attorney
GFinnell hAa ioined in the Recommendation
for eiemSncy TOR fieiden and ScnTaD.
Having disposed OF the more formal parts
OF the application he made al eloquent and
touching appeal for mercy that brought
tears tO the eyes OF many OF his auditors.
Gen. Trunbuli followedi Capt. Black. and
simply asked for mercy in plain and IN
pretenIi0is terms.
Mrs. Cora l.. v. Richmond the represent
afiYe OF the Amnesty Association, ~as the
next speaker She had evidently carefully
prepared tor the occasion, and spoke with
out hesitation and we'll She argued that
pubic policy and justice we're opposed 10
capital punishment generally. and pleaded
earnestly ana eloquently for the wives,
mofhers and children of the condemned.
Hon. L. n. Hsihes, Of Waukegan, follow
Ell. he asked for a commutztion OF the
sentence on the grounds Of justice and
public policy.
Senator Streetor, of the legislative com
mittee, was the next speaker. He was
briet. and an adjournment until p. N.
followed his address.
This afternoon Governor Ozles5y again
listened 10 pleadings for mercy for the con-
demned anarchists. William Urban, CT the
6sdnan Central Labor Union OF Chicago,
Dixon. representing the United Labor party
% chicago. and Samuel Gompers. President
, OF the Central Trades Ualon OF New York,
made addresses. The Governor asked
GOmpers several other questions as 10 the
scope and lntention OF the eight-hour law.
That gentleinAns speech made a great i'm
preston on the auditors and also on the
Governor. Ed King. of New York. Presi-
dent OF the Confederation OF Trades Assem-
blies Of the United States ani also
representing District Assembly 40. Knights
OF Labor. of New York. next spoke.
He aid the trades unions OF New York. in
| which there are no anarchists, think that
| Justice was not done in the trial and that
| there is general feeling among the labor
| ing classes that the execution OF these men
| would be injurious TO the welfare of the
| country.
IL is thought certain by the friends of the
| anarchists here that AT least three. and per-
hsps ali, of the condemned men will be the
| recipients of executive clemency.
l The delegation of women of Chicago
were presented To the Governor this even
| ing. II is said by persons who are familiar
with the probable details OF the Governor 5
4 actions that the final decision will not be
given before Thursday evening.
The wives and relatives of condemned
| anarchists were received by Governor Ogles-
| by in his private Office this evening. The
| scene WAS one which the Governor will
never forget. Mrs. Schwsb pleaded for the
| life Of her husband. She was calm az first,
| but approached almost hysteria before the
| interview was over. Miss Engel tried to
1 say word for her obdurate father, but
broke down and could not give utter
| ance to her feelings. Mrs. Spies begged
| for mercy in words but her pretty daughter
bad probably the most effect upon him by
her tears and sobs. Mrs. Fischer pleaded
| for her husband. At the close of the inter
view Miss Engel signed q petition on be-
half other father; Elsie Trundei. his sweet
heart, signed for Lingg and sealed the docu-
| ment with her tears which fell fast and hot
| upon the paper rs che wrote her name
| Mrs. Fisher signed q prayer on behalf
| OF her husband and Captain Black
| signed for Parsons so that now petitions
are before the Governor in the name of al
| the condemned, notwithstanding that but
| three of them signed their own bonds.